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G. W. LDEEN Hmm Filed April 12:5, 1925 @www u? JA@ GEDR W. ALDEEN, F ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, .ASSIGNOR TO NATIONAL LOCK G0., 0F LJCKFOBD, ILLINOIS, A CGRPORATION 0F DELAWARE.

.'HNGE.

Application filed April 13, 1925.

My invention rela-tes to hinges and par ticularly to the form of hinge which is used "on a door outstanding slightly from the jamb such as refrigerator doors and Where the leaves vof the same must necessarily be out of alignment in order to provide for the full closing of the door. A refrigerator door offers a very good example for use of the type of hinge l have shown in my drawings as the door being required to fit snugly, the thickness of the overlapping marginal portion must be provided for in the eXtensions from the base portion to the leaf oonnected to the door. Various methods of pro viding for the hinge of the base portion and the leaf have been devised but one of the main objections to most forms of out-- standing leaf hinges is the Weakness of the hinge at the pivotal point Which is compelled to bear the entire Weight of the door and should therefore be of the strongest possible construction.

ln my improved hinge l have provided a novel support lfor the lugs leading up from the punched out base portion which not only serve in euch capacity but also improve the appearance of the said base portion by eompletely covering the same so as to give it the appearance of a single piece of line ished metal.

the drawings:

' il shows a top and plan view of the .its closed position;

is a vertical sectional View on Fig. 1;;

` is a side elevation of the hinge in.

position.;

a modiiication of tal supporting luge; sectional view on lesser *EHESS Serial No. 22,505.

preferably stamped from sheet metal and the blank of which is so formed as to ermit the end lugs 11 to be turned up at right angles therefrom to form a pivotal connection with the leaf member 12. Intermediate of the end lugs 11 there may be a center lug 13 or two lugs 14 as shown in Figs. 7 and 8 or in hinges of smaller construction the end lugs 11 may be suliicient for pivotal connection with the leaf member. This pivotal connection is formed by a in 15 passing through the holes 16 in said) lugs While the curls 17 on the leaf 12 pass around said pin and completely lill the spaces between the said lugs. except that the leaf 12 being provided with a downwardly extending [lange 18 which is provided with an opening 19 in the same. is fixed between the outer` portion of each of the curls shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and the inner side of the end lugs 1l. By reference to Fig. 6, it will readily be seen that the end of the leaf member 12 blanked out so that the outwardly eX- tending portion 2O is merely turned under so as to provide the saine With a curl While the downwardly extended flanges 18 are formed in such manner that the holes 16 therein are brought into alignment with the holes in the pivotal lugs and with the curl Ii? formed on he inner end of said leaf so tiratavr the outer ends of the pin 15 are rivet@ or otherwise secured therein, a firm not pivotal, connection is formed.

evident that a certain amount of i olf the base portion 10 has been l, by striking up the pivotal lugs d as they are struck completely said base portion and leave the in the saine and to provide the renoth to the said. base portion ing' the same to the leaf or plaspin 1n' therein, l.'

place a cover plate entire base portion and said cover ovided with slots fl 'for permit- A of the pivotal lugs therehe Corel? plate is rovided with diy extending anges oomw o. the outer edge of the same edge of these flanges are flush ottoni. of the base portion so that te completely enclose; Said The holes 27 in. the base portly coiuitersunlr and the cover ded with slightly' countersunls no giving a finished appearlill ance to the countersunk hole 27 in said plate.

As illustrated in the drawings, I do not limit m self to any particular number of pivotal ugs or curls for forming the pivotal connection between the body portion and the leaf member, but this will depend entirely upon the particular class of work for which the hinge is designed. Figure l shows a hinge having three pivotal lugs; Figures 4 and 6 show one having merely two end lugs while Figures 7 and 8 show a hinge provided with four pivotal lugs blanked out rom and extending up from the base portion 10. Neither do I limit myself to any shape or design in the base portion 10 or the leaf member 12 and while I have shown two preferred designs in Figures l and 7, many other designs with suitable countersunk holes for connecting to the door frame may be used.

It will therefore be seen that while providing a neat and finished appearance to the base portion of my improved hinge, the cover plate will also act in the more important capacity of securing, binding and stabilizing the pivotal lugs by the edges of the slots 24 in said plate engaging the sides and ends of said lugs, whereby strength will be given to the hinge construction so that it will be possible with this form of hinge to add additional weight to the leaf 1'2 without distorting or otherwise injuring the pivotal connection.

It is believed that the construction and many of the attendant advantages of this invention will be apparent from the foregoing without further description and while I have shown and described three preferred embodiments of my invention, obviously the structural details and design are capable of wide variation without exceeding the scope of the invention as defined in the following clailn.

I claim:

A hinge comprising a leaf plate havin a plurality of pintle supporting lugs struc up therefrom, one of said lugs leaving a corresponding aperture in the plate, a strengthening cover plate fitted over said leaf plate covering said aperture and strengthening said lugs, a pintle supported hy said lugs and a second leaf plate pivoted to said pintle.

GEDOR W. ALDEEN. 

